2 Samuel 14:5:12 Sam.14.5.W1TAB
וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ
vayomerla
“and he said to her”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER-la
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR-laah
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he said to her
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER-la
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER-la ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yo-MER-la ha-ME-lekh ma-LAKH
- sentence
va-yo-MER-la ha-ME-lekh ma-LAKH va-to-MER a-VAL i-SHA-al-ma-NA a-NI va-ya-MAT i-SHI
Exegesis
The dialogue opens with the vav-consecutive form vayomer-lah {וַיֹּאמֶר־לָהּ | wăyyōʾmer-lāh}, marking the transition to direct speech.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:5
And the king said to her, “What is troubling you?” She replied, “Indeed, I am a widow ; my husband has died.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 14:5, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ (vayomerla) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.14.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.5.W1.S1) and character.